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Waist vs Breast - What's the difference?

waist | breast |

As nouns the difference between waist and breast

is that waist is the part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach while breast is either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.

As a verb breast is

to push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.

waist

English

Alternative forms

* (l), (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The part of the body between the pelvis and the stomach.
  • A part of a piece of clothing that covers the waist.
  • The narrow connection between the thorax and abdomen in certain insects (e.g., bees, ants and wasps).
  • The middle portion of the hull of a ship or the fuselage of an aircraft.
  • (nautical) That part of the upper deck of a ship between the quarterdeck and the forecastle.
  • * 1851 ,
    • There he stood, very quietly overlooking some sailmakers who were mending a top-sail in the waist .

    Derived terms

    (terms derived from waist) * pantywaist * waistband * waistcoat * waistless * waistline

    Anagrams

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    breast

    English

    (wikipedia breast)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Either of the two organs on the front of a woman's chest, which contain the mammary glands; also the analogous organs in men.
    • Tanya's breasts grew alarmingly during pregnancy.
  • The chest, or front of the human thorax.
  • * 1798 , (Samuel Taylor Coleridge), "The Rime of the Ancient Mariner"
    • The Wedding-Guest here beat his breast , For he heard the loud bassoon.
  • A section of clothing covering the breast area.
  • The figurative seat of the emotions, feelings etc.; one's heart or innermost thoughts.
    • She kindled hope in the breast of all who heard her.
  • * Shakespeare
    • He has a loyal breast .
  • The ventral portion of an animal's thorax.
    • The robin has a red breast .
  • A choice cut of poultry, especially chicken or turkey, taken from the bird’s breast; also a cut of meat from other animals, breast of mutton, veal, pork.
    • Would you like breast or wing?
  • The front or forward part of anything.
    • a chimney breast'''; a plough '''breast
  • * Milton
    • Mountains on whose barren breast / The labouring clouds do often rest.
  • (mining) The face of a coal working.
  • (mining) The front of a furnace.
  • (obsolete) The power of singing; a musical voice.
  • * Shakespeare
    • By my troth, the fool has an excellent breast .

    Synonyms

    * (female organs) See also * (chest) chest * (seat of emotions) heart, soul * (cut of poultry) white meat * (cut of meat) brisket

    Antonyms

    * (cut of poultry) thigh, wing, dark meat

    Derived terms

    * abreast * breastbone * breast cancer * breastfeed, breast feeding, breastfeeding * breastless * breast milk, breastmilk * breaststroke * breastwork * make a clean breast * redbreast

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To push against with the breast; to meet full on, to oppose, to face.
    • He breasted the hill and saw the town before him.
  • * Wirt
    • The court breasted the popular current by sustaining the demurrer.

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